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A Thousand Recipes for Revenge
by Beth Cato • 2023
A chef tastes agony in every magical meal. A princess just tasted death in her wine.
3.87
6k+
A Thousand Recipes for Revenge Summary
A Thousand Recipes for Revenge 91%
A chef tastes agony in every magical meal. A princess just tasted death in her wine.
by Beth Cato 2023
3.87
6k+ ratings
Sourdough
by Robin Sloan • 2017
When a San Francisco coder inherits a singing sourdough starter, her optimized life begins to rise.
3.75
63k+
Sourdough Summary
Sourdough 90%
When a San Francisco coder inherits a singing sourdough starter, her optimized life begins to rise.
by Robin Sloan 2017
3.75
63k+ ratings
La comida de los recuerdos
by Yuta Takahashi • 2020
Her brother died saving her. A seaside kitchen offers one meal to speak with the dead.
3.95
8k+
La comida de los recuerdos Summary
La comida de los recuerdos 90%
Her brother died saving her. A seaside kitchen offers one meal to speak with the dead.
by Yuta Takahashi 2020
3.95
8k+ ratings
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake
by Aimee Bender • 2010
Rose tastes emotions in food and finds her family's hidden wounds cooked into every meal.
3.25
69k+
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake Summary
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake 89%
Rose tastes emotions in food and finds her family's hidden wounds cooked into every meal.
by Aimee Bender 2010
3.25
69k+ ratings
A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking
by T. Kingfisher • 2020
Teen baker's bread magic makes her a murder suspect and the target of a mage-killing assassin.
4.05
70k+
A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking Summary
A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking 89%
Teen baker's bread magic makes her a murder suspect and the target of a mage-killing assassin.
by T. Kingfisher 2020
4.05
70k+ ratings
The House Witch
by Delemhach • 2022
A royal cook with a secret kitchen magic falls for a viscountess trapped in a political marriage.
4.10
36k+
The House Witch Summary
The House Witch 89%
A royal cook with a secret kitchen magic falls for a viscountess trapped in a political marriage.
by Delemhach 2022
4.10
36k+ ratings
A Feast for Starving Stone
by Beth Cato • 2024
A mute princess, a chef, and the last dragon fight an empire that devours sentient magic.
4.24
1k+
A Feast for Starving Stone Summary
A Feast for Starving Stone 89%
A mute princess, a chef, and the last dragon fight an empire that devours sentient magic.
by Beth Cato 2024
4.24
1k+ ratings
Midnight at the Blackbird Café
by Heather Webber • 2019
Anna Kate must run her dead grandmother's café, where the pies deliver messages from the grave.
4.04
65k+
Midnight at the Blackbird Café Summary
Midnight at the Blackbird Café 89%
Anna Kate must run her dead grandmother's café, where the pies deliver messages from the grave.
by Heather Webber 2019
4.04
65k+ ratings
The Unfortunate Side Effects of Heartbreak and Magic
by Breanne Randall • 2023
A kitchen witch's curse ties her magic to heartbreak, and her first love just came home.
3.19
49k+
The Unfortunate Side Effects of Heartbreak and Magic Summary
The Unfortunate Side Effects of Heartbreak and Magic 88%
A kitchen witch's curse ties her magic to heartbreak, and her first love just came home.
by Breanne Randall 2023
3.19
49k+ ratings
Ratio
by Michael Ruhlman • 2009
Cooking is built on a handful of ratios. Master them, and cook anything.
4.09
7k+
Ratio Summary
Ratio 88%
Cooking is built on a handful of ratios. Master them, and cook anything.
by Michael Ruhlman 2009
4.09
7k+ ratings
An Everlasting Meal
by Tamar Adler • 2011
The case for simpler cooking: boil water, batch-cook vegetables, save every scrap, trust yourself.
4.20
8k+
An Everlasting Meal Summary
An Everlasting Meal 88%
The case for simpler cooking: boil water, batch-cook vegetables, save every scrap, trust yourself.
by Tamar Adler 2011
4.20
8k+ ratings
The Mysterious Bakery on Rue de Paris
by Evie Woods • 2014
A grieving Irishwoman lands at a haunted French bakery where the bread stirs lost memories.
4.05
55k+
The Mysterious Bakery on Rue de Paris Summary
The Mysterious Bakery on Rue de Paris 88%
A grieving Irishwoman lands at a haunted French bakery where the bread stirs lost memories.
by Evie Woods 2014
4.05
55k+ ratings
The Flavor Bible
by Andrew Dornenburg • 2008
The secret of great cooking isn't recipes. It's knowing which ingredients love each other.
4.07
24k+
The Flavor Bible Summary
The Flavor Bible 88%
The secret of great cooking isn't recipes. It's knowing which ingredients love each other.
by Andrew Dornenburg 2008
4.07
24k+ ratings
The Flavour Thesaurus
by Niki Segnit • 2010
Pair what you have into something new: a flavor map that replaces recipes with relationships.
4.26
3k+
The Flavour Thesaurus Summary
The Flavour Thesaurus 88%
Pair what you have into something new: a flavor map that replaces recipes with relationships.
by Niki Segnit 2010
4.26
3k+ ratings
Vianne
by Joanne Harris • 2025
Pregnant and taught to run, an orphan discovers home in a dead woman's Marseille kitchen.
4.14
4k+
Vianne Summary
Vianne 88%
Pregnant and taught to run, an orphan discovers home in a dead woman's Marseille kitchen.
by Joanne Harris 2025
4.14
4k+ ratings
Keys to Good Cooking
by Harold McGee • 2009
The science of tender meat, crisp pastry, perfect vegetables: replace myths with reliable results.
4.08
748
Keys to Good Cooking Summary
Keys to Good Cooking 88%
The science of tender meat, crisp pastry, perfect vegetables: replace myths with reliable results.
by Harold McGee 2009
4.08
748 ratings
Aftertaste
by Daria Lavelle • 2025
A chef tastes the meals of the dead. His restaurant for the grieving unleashes hungry ghosts.
3.86
20k+
Aftertaste Summary
Aftertaste 88%
A chef tastes the meals of the dead. His restaurant for the grieving unleashes hungry ghosts.
by Daria Lavelle 2025
3.86
20k+ ratings
The Secret of Orange Blossom Cake
by Rachel Linden • 2025
A grieving cooking-show host flees to Italy, where her family's magical cookbook stays blank.
4.04
3k+
The Secret of Orange Blossom Cake Summary
The Secret of Orange Blossom Cake 88%
A grieving cooking-show host flees to Italy, where her family's magical cookbook stays blank.
by Rachel Linden 2025
4.04
3k+ ratings
Eat Nordic
by Trine Hahnemann • 2016
Rye bread, herring, home baking: how Nordic eating sheds pounds without counting a single calorie.
3.19
16
Eat Nordic Summary
Eat Nordic 88%
Rye bread, herring, home baking: how Nordic eating sheds pounds without counting a single calorie.
by Trine Hahnemann 2016
3.19
16 ratings
I Quit Sugar for Life
by Sarah Wilson • 2014
A fat-fueled, four-week reset for breaking sugar's hold for good, without hunger or denial.
3.87
588
I Quit Sugar for Life Summary
I Quit Sugar for Life 88%
A fat-fueled, four-week reset for breaking sugar's hold for good, without hunger or denial.
by Sarah Wilson 2014
3.87
588 ratings
Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat
by Samin Nosrat • 2017
A Chez Panisse chef reveals the four simple levers behind all great cooking, no recipe required.
4.39
96k+
Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat Summary
Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat 88%
A Chez Panisse chef reveals the four simple levers behind all great cooking, no recipe required.
by Samin Nosrat 2017
4.39
96k+ ratings
Cooking for Geeks
by Jeff Potter • 2007
For cooks who ask why: heat, chemistry, and the air bubbles that turn ingredients into dinner.
4.05
4k+
Cooking for Geeks Summary
Cooking for Geeks 88%
For cooks who ask why: heat, chemistry, and the air bubbles that turn ingredients into dinner.
by Jeff Potter 2007
4.05
4k+ ratings
How to Cook Everything
by Mark Bittman • 1998
Stock a simple pantry, learn a handful of techniques, and cook anything. No recipe required.
4.00
102k+
How to Cook Everything Summary
How to Cook Everything 88%
Stock a simple pantry, learn a handful of techniques, and cook anything. No recipe required.
by Mark Bittman 1998
4.00
102k+ ratings
Moosewood Restaurant Book of Desserts
by The Moosewood Collective • 1997
Moosewood's tested kitchen: simple, fruit-forward desserts that work every time, for any home cook.
4.13
249
Moosewood Restaurant Book of Desserts Summary
Moosewood Restaurant Book of Desserts 88%
Moosewood's tested kitchen: simple, fruit-forward desserts that work every time, for any home cook.
by The Moosewood Collective 1997
4.13
249 ratings
Real Fast Food
by Nigel Slater • 1992
A stocked pantry, thirty minutes, fresh ingredients. Fast food that actually earns the name.
4.15
1k+
Real Fast Food Summary
Real Fast Food 88%
A stocked pantry, thirty minutes, fresh ingredients. Fast food that actually earns the name.
by Nigel Slater 1992
4.15
1k+ ratings
Time Loops & Meet Cutes
by Jackie Lau • 2025
An engineer trapped on the same Friday falls for a brewery owner who forgets her by morning.
3.61
6k+
Time Loops & Meet Cutes Summary
Time Loops & Meet Cutes 88%
An engineer trapped on the same Friday falls for a brewery owner who forgets her by morning.
by Jackie Lau 2025
3.61
6k+ ratings
The Mistress of Spices
by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni • 1997
A spice healer mends immigrant lives in Oakland, forbidden to love, until a lonely American arrives.
3.48
15k+
The Mistress of Spices Summary
The Mistress of Spices 88%
A spice healer mends immigrant lives in Oakland, forbidden to love, until a lonely American arrives.
by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni 1997
3.48
15k+ ratings
The Science of Spice
by Stuart Farrimond • 2018
A molecular map of spice: why cumin loves coriander, and how to build your own blends.
4.29
654
The Science of Spice Summary
The Science of Spice 88%
A molecular map of spice: why cumin loves coriander, and how to build your own blends.
by Stuart Farrimond 2018
4.29
654 ratings
Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book
by Better Homes and Gardens • 1953
Recipes tested so yours won't fail: an all-in-one manual that builds a cook from scratch.
4.15
140k+
Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book Summary
Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book 88%
Recipes tested so yours won't fail: an all-in-one manual that builds a cook from scratch.
by Better Homes and Gardens 1953
4.15
140k+ ratings
Food Rules
by Michael Pollan • 2008
Sixty-four rules that replace dieting with common sense, home cooking, and enjoying your food.
3.99
49k+
Food Rules Summary
Food Rules 88%
Sixty-four rules that replace dieting with common sense, home cooking, and enjoying your food.
by Michael Pollan 2008
3.99
49k+ ratings
Butter
by Asako Yuzuki • 2017
A Tokyo journalist must learn to cook, eat, and desire before a killer will confess.
3.45
124k+
Butter Summary
Butter 88%
A Tokyo journalist must learn to cook, eat, and desire before a killer will confess.
by Asako Yuzuki 2017
3.45
124k+ ratings
Food Matters
by Mark Bittman • 2008
Put plants at the center, meat on the side, and guilt off the table entirely.
3.97
11k+
Food Matters Summary
Food Matters 88%
Put plants at the center, meat on the side, and guilt off the table entirely.
by Mark Bittman 2008
3.97
11k+ ratings
Legends & Lattes
by Travis Baldree • 2022
An orc barbarian swaps her broadsword for a coffee grinder and hopes the luck stone works.
4.03
339k+
Legends & Lattes Summary
Legends & Lattes 87%
An orc barbarian swaps her broadsword for a coffee grinder and hopes the luck stone works.
by Travis Baldree 2022
4.03
339k+ ratings
Cooked
by Michael Pollan • 2013
Cooking made us human, then we stopped. What starting over from scratch reveals.
4.08
26k+
Cooked Summary
Cooked 87%
Cooking made us human, then we stopped. What starting over from scratch reveals.
by Michael Pollan 2013
4.08
26k+ ratings
KitchenWise
by Shirley O. Corriher • 2020
A biochemist's kitchen: why food sticks, cakes fall, chocolate seizes, and how to fix it.
3.77
150
KitchenWise Summary
KitchenWise 87%
A biochemist's kitchen: why food sticks, cakes fall, chocolate seizes, and how to fix it.
by Shirley O. Corriher 2020
3.77
150 ratings
The Everything Guide to Spices for Health
by Michelle Robson • 2016
Your spice rack is a medicine cabinet. The evidence for what 20 common spices actually treat.
3.63
8
The Everything Guide to Spices for Health Summary
The Everything Guide to Spices for Health 87%
Your spice rack is a medicine cabinet. The evidence for what 20 common spices actually treat.
by Michelle Robson 2016
3.63
8 ratings
How to Make Bread
by Emmanuel Hadjiandreou • 2011
Master the science behind flour and water, and transform your kitchen into an artisan bakery.
4.38
182
How to Make Bread Summary
How to Make Bread 87%
Master the science behind flour and water, and transform your kitchen into an artisan bakery.
by Emmanuel Hadjiandreou 2011
4.38
182 ratings
Manual de gastronomía molecular
by Mariana Koppmann • 2011
The science recipes omit: why greens fade, batters crisp, and ice cream turns creamy or icy.
4.50
24
Manual de gastronomía molecular Summary
Manual de gastronomía molecular 87%
The science recipes omit: why greens fade, batters crisp, and ice cream turns creamy or icy.
by Mariana Koppmann 2011
4.50
24 ratings
Food IQ
by Daniel Holzman • 2022
100 kitchen truths: crisp broccoli needs space, frozen fish wins, all salt tastes the same.
3.81
317
Food IQ Summary
Food IQ 87%
100 kitchen truths: crisp broccoli needs space, frozen fish wins, all salt tastes the same.
by Daniel Holzman 2022
3.81
317 ratings
The Science of Food
by Marty Jopson • 2017
Why your knife glides, your bread browns, and your kraut sours: the hidden science in every kitchen.
3.78
203
The Science of Food Summary
The Science of Food 87%
Why your knife glides, your bread browns, and your kraut sours: the hidden science in every kitchen.
by Marty Jopson 2017
3.78
203 ratings
The Mediterranean Table
by Sonoma Press • 2015
Master your spice rack, blend global flavors, and cook without a recipe from anywhere.
3.80
330
The Mediterranean Table Summary
The Mediterranean Table 87%
Master your spice rack, blend global flavors, and cook without a recipe from anywhere.
by Sonoma Press 2015
3.80
330 ratings
Made in Italy
by Giorgio Locatelli • 2006
A fight for real Italian food: protecting the inner bite of pasta and the shared table.
4.35
368
Made in Italy Summary
Made in Italy 87%
A fight for real Italian food: protecting the inner bite of pasta and the shared table.
by Giorgio Locatelli 2006
4.35
368 ratings
Eating for Beginners
by Melanie Rehak • 2010
A food writer butchered a lamb and worked a fishing boat. Her toddler still refused broccoli.
3.62
285
Eating for Beginners Summary
Eating for Beginners 87%
A food writer butchered a lamb and worked a fishing boat. Her toddler still refused broccoli.
by Melanie Rehak 2010
3.62
285 ratings
The Art of Simple Food
by Alice Waters • 2007
The best cooking skill: buying perfect ingredients, then getting out of their way.
3.94
27k+
The Art of Simple Food Summary
The Art of Simple Food 87%
The best cooking skill: buying perfect ingredients, then getting out of their way.
by Alice Waters 2007
3.94
27k+ ratings
Sift
by Nicola Lamb • 2024
Harness the science of flour, sugar, and heat to turn baking into confident, repeatable success.
4.49
235
Sift Summary
Sift 87%
Harness the science of flour, sugar, and heat to turn baking into confident, repeatable success.
by Nicola Lamb 2024
4.49
235 ratings
Best Hex Ever
by Nadia El-Fassi • 2024
A cursed witch and the best man she can't resist share a cottage at a wedding.
3.46
9k+
Best Hex Ever Summary
Best Hex Ever 87%
A cursed witch and the best man she can't resist share a cottage at a wedding.
by Nadia El-Fassi 2024
3.46
9k+ ratings
A Bad Case of Stripes
by David Shannon • 1998
A girl who fears standing out wakes up striped. The cure? Admit she loves lima beans.
4.26
89k+
A Bad Case of Stripes Summary
A Bad Case of Stripes 87%
A girl who fears standing out wakes up striped. The cure? Admit she loves lima beans.
by David Shannon 1998
4.26
89k+ ratings
Easy Weeknight Dinners
by Emily Weinstein • 2024
100 recipes that each use two pans max, mostly under 30 minutes, and actually taste like something.
3.97
289
Easy Weeknight Dinners Summary
Easy Weeknight Dinners 87%
100 recipes that each use two pans max, mostly under 30 minutes, and actually taste like something.
by Emily Weinstein 2024
3.97
289 ratings
How to Be a Domestic Goddess
by Nigella Lawson • 1998
It only takes a bowl and an hour to feel like a kitchen hero.
3.93
40k+
How to Be a Domestic Goddess Summary
How to Be a Domestic Goddess 87%
It only takes a bowl and an hour to feel like a kitchen hero.
by Nigella Lawson 1998
3.93
40k+ ratings
Fermentation for Beginners
by Drakes Press • 2013
Better digestion starts on your countertop. The complete fermentation guide, from kraut to kombucha.
3.88
341
Fermentation for Beginners Summary
Fermentation for Beginners 87%
Better digestion starts on your countertop. The complete fermentation guide, from kraut to kombucha.
by Drakes Press 2013
3.88
341 ratings
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